rbLib: rbLib: Ryan's convenient R functions

In rBatt/rbLib: Library of RB's helper functions

Description

The rbLib package is a collection of functions that I've written for specific projects, but which have applications that extend beyond the project that motivated their creation. They may be useful for generic tasks like transferring files, manipulating data, and plotting.

Syncing and Running R Scripts Remotely

Note that these scripts were written specifically for the case where the local system is running OSX, and the remote is Linux. For the ssh to work, you have to already have a key so that you don't need to enter a password. See HERE for how to do that.

pull	to pull from server
push	to push to server
run	to run script on server
prp	to push to a server, then run script there, then pull from it

Generic Syncing

sync	similar to a push followed by a pull, except more generic in that it doesn't assume one location is remote, the two locations don't need to have same path (necessary if both are local), and includes option to exclude certain directories/ files. Never deletes files.
mirror	like sync, but unidirectional and deletes files at the destination that are not present in the source.

Graphics

Convenient functions for making graphs. Relies heavily on base graphics. Some functions focus on a particular aesthetic, others on creating a full figure.

add.alpha	add transparency to a color
auto.mfrow	automatically arrange panels in a figure
mapLegend	add a color scale legend to a figure
combine_pdf	combine multiple pdf files into a single pdf, pages independently sized
get.layout	define layout matrix from dimensions and relative widths
polarGlyph	convert x-y data into polar coordinates, add circular glyph to figure
sparklines	add miniature time series at reference point in larger figure
zCol	get colors from values

Data Manipulation

Basic data manipulation tools

roll.recycle	a rolling window that picks up at the beginning when it reaches the end
renameNow	add current date-time to a character corresponding to a file name

rBatt/rbLib documentation built on May 26, 2019, 7:45 p.m.